†family Nyctaginaceae de Jussieu 1789
Magnoliopsida - Caryophyllales
PaleoDB taxon number: 55419
Parent taxon: Caryophyllales according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Achatocarpaceae, Aizoaceae, Amaranthaceae, Basellaceae, Cactaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Didiereaceae, Halophytaceae, Hantsia, Hectorellaceae, Lymingtonia, Molluginaceae, Phenanthera, Phytolaccaceae, Portulacaceae, Stegnospermataceae
Subtaxa: Nyctaginites